to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
practice; practising; experience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one's family; family member
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
close; intimate; on good terms
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
older sister; elder sister
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
general idea; concept; notion
because of; owing to; due to
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
with a friendly grin; smilingly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
indicate reason; infers some protest